Comments on: Report: Red Sox, Marlins talking about a trade involving Carl Crawford, Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bellhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/07/18/report-red-sox-marlins-talking-about-a-trade-involving-carl-crawford-hanley-ramirez-and-heath-bell/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 20 Mar 2018 02:00:19 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: jon623http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/07/18/report-red-sox-marlins-talking-about-a-trade-involving-carl-crawford-hanley-ramirez-and-heath-bell/comment-page-2/#comment-332958
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:56:55 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332958*grabs a cup of coffee at the company coffee pot*
Me: Hey Craig, how’s it going tonight?
Craig: Pretty good, pretty good… did you hear about this new trade rumor?
Me: Which one? Is something happening with Greinke?
Craig: No no, it’s not that… *hush voice* There’s rumors going around that the Bo Sox might be sending Crawford and a prospect to Miami for Hanley and Bell.
Me: *Spills coffee on myself. Between girlish screams caused by scalding hot coffee on my hand:* “WHAT?!?!” This is CRAAAAZZYYYY!!! *ouch* Why would Bos- no, why would Mia- no…. wait… Craig I just don’t understand!!! This is HUUUUUGEEEE!!!
*Walks out of the office in a psychotic rant, rambling about injuries and attitudes and slumps and market value*
Craig: *looks at camera* “Got him. 😉 ”

Sound about right? That’s pretty much how I see it panning out.

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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:08:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332930hushbrother…. anyway they can dump him they should, ( does AJ Burnett ring a bell) it was a stupid contract even if he hit.300, the guy is not the game changer Theo made him out to be.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:43:19 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332884I’m a Sox fan and I would love to get rid of Crawford but I want no part of Heath Bell. How about just Crawford-for-Ramirez?
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:41:31 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332858Boston should be so lucky to unload this flake Crawford, but with that stupid contract Theo gave him, I’m afraid they’ll be stuck with him until the end.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:23:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332844There’s only one GM in MLB who’s stupid enough to make a trade like this….Theo inEptstein !!
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:13:56 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332780Totally. And I’m the first person to champion a trade of Crawford. But Hanley can’t field and is a head case, and Bell….Bell’s performance speaks for itself.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:13:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332779If this trade goes down what does this mean for CP Andrew Bailey & Prospect SS Jose Iglesias?
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:20:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332741I remember that and I also recall hoping you were right. The problem is that the Hanster’s season has gone into the tank and he’s not going to be worth enough to anyway the way he’s playing to merit all that much of a return unless he’s packaged like a candy bar with a couple of big empty cardboard baffles. And there aren’t many GMs left who would fall for that now that Minaya isn’t around to sign any checks.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:08:04 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=184613#comment-332730WMSIK:

NO DOUBT! Here’s the thing . . . sure Beckett and Lowell helped us win the 2007 World Series, but we can’t assume that the Sox wouldn’t have acquired another Pitcher and 3B some other way if Theo hadn’t gone Gorilla.

I have never been a fan of that trade and dislike Beckett for my own reasons.

I think Theo was probably disappointed in that deal when it happened and I wouldn’t be surprised that in hindsight Cherington has determined it wasn’t the best move the Sox could have made for the long-term future of the organization.

Sanchez has blossomed into a solid 2nd or 3rd Starter and though HanRam has had an extended run of bad play, I wouldn’t be surprised if a change of scenery with better protection and use of The Wall for 81 games a year is the panacea for what ails his bat.

The only way this deal could get better is if Sanchez for Beckett were somehow included.